“So, I just helped them wake up a bit,” I said, sipping the tea in front of me. Mmm, good tea.
“Hmph. What about smashing Flower Concubine’s jade hairpin last time?”
” Although Father didn’t say it directly, that “hmph” was clearly an evaluation of those talkative concubines, giving me tacit approval for my mischief.
Why “again”? Because the beloved Imperial Husband hasn’t formally appeared yet! Throwing all the concubines into the river? He doesn’t care at all—it’s tacit approval.
I picked up the tea elegantly, bringing it to my lips without touching them, and suddenly shouted, “Wow, Duo’er, you little brat, actually brewing tea with expired leaves! Hmph, I’ll dock your salary for a month!” I gave Duo’er a meaningful glance.
Duo’er understood and knelt down, kowtowing frantically: “Have mercy, Your Majesty, I beg for your mercy.”
“Well, alright, since you realize your mistake, I’ll dock only half a month’s pay.” We played our roles, making Yun Fei turn pale with anger.
Yun Fei, the legitimate daughter of a proper prince, was worth only half a month’s salary of a maidservant! This was unbearable! Her hand clenched into a fist, but remembering her purpose, she suppressed her fury and put on a pitiful expression.
“Oh, look at my memory. Yun Fei has been here so long, and I didn’t know she actually likes expired tea!”
Someone, bring all the expired tea leaves from Feng Xia Palace to Yun Fei! Oh, and send more in the future.” I pulled Yun Fei’s hand with a cunning smile, “Yun Fei, make yourself at home. If anything bothers you, just tell me!”
Yun Fei’s face twisted in anger, trembling like a sieve. But she endured, waiting for that person to arrive.
Oh my, she’s not revealing her true colors yet? This woman is indeed cunning! Angry to the point of bursting, yet not acting – what is she? Hmm… there might be another possibility.
Just then, a sharp voice rang out: “His Majesty has arrived—”
Yun Fei immediately knelt down, faster than anyone else, even quicker than a 0.5-second neural response.
I understood her intentions. I knocked over both tea cups on the table, sending them crashing onto the carpet, the lids rolling to a pair of yellow satin boots.
